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* Bishop in Rome but unclear if he will see pope * Reports say he spent 15,000 euros on bathtub * Stark contrast with Pope Francis simple style By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY, Oct 14 (Reuters) - A Roman Catholic bishop under fire for spending some 31 million euros ($42 million) on an ultra-luxurious residence should examine his conscience over the crisis he has caused, the head of Germany's bishops said on Monday. Bishop Franz-Peter Tebartz-van Elst of Limburg in western Germany has stirred anger and calls for his resignation among German Catholics and media over huge cost overruns on his residence at a time when Pope Francis is stressing humility and serving the poor.

* Cleric to leave decision on job up to Pope Francis * Catholics watch pope to see how he handles errant bishop * Newspaper says final costs could hit 40 million euros BERLIN, Oct 13 (Reuters) - A German Catholic bishop under fire for huge cost overruns on a luxury residence and alleged lying under oath has flown to Rome to meet Vatican officials and possibly Pope Francis to decide if he can stay in office. A spokesman confirmed on Sunday that Limburg Bishop Franz-Peter Tebartz-van Elst had departed but would not say when or how long he would be away.

BERLIN, Oct 10 (Reuters) - The head of Germany's Roman Catholic Church said on Thursday he would discuss with Pope Francis a scandal over a bishop who has been criticised for splashing out on a luxury residence and accused of lying under oath about a first-class flight. Archbishop Robert Zollitsch, head of the German Bishops' Conference, said he took the situation in the Diocese of Limburg very seriously. His decision to take the matter to the pope may raise pressure on the bishop of Limburg to stand down.

By Mitra Taj LIMA, Sept 26 (Reuters) - The Catholic Church has yet to help authorities in Peru who are investigating whether a defrocked bishop sexually abused children before Pope Francis forced him from his post in a poor Andean region, a prosecutor said on Thursday. On Sept. 20, the attorney general's office opened an investigation into Gabino Miranda, until recently the auxiliary bishop of Ayacucho in southern Peru, after a prominent bishop said the Church had kicked Miranda out of the clergy because of suspected pedophilia.

Bishop Timothy Lyne, a native of Chicago's West Side who was pastor at Holy Name Cathedral for many years, gave last rites to Mayor Richard J. Daley and in recent years oversaw care for senior pastors, died Wednesday, Sept. 25, the archdiocese said. Bishop Lyne, 94, died at a rectory named in his honor at Holy Name on the Near North Side. The archdiocese did not provide a cause of death. Cardinal Francis George, talking to reporters outside his Gold Coast residence Wednesday afternoon, described Bishop Lyne as "a gentleman, a genuinely kind man" who seemingly "knew everything" and offered sage advice to church leaders.

LONDON (Reuters) - Anglicans named the first woman bishop in the British Isles on Friday, a move analysts said would increase pressure on some other parts of the world's third-largest Christian grouping that reserve the top job for men. The Rev Pat Storey said she was "excited and daunted" to be chosen as the new Bishop of Meath and Kildare, part of the Church of Ireland which includes the British province of Northern Ireland. Anglican leaders and worshippers in Ireland, Scotland and Wales have all voted to allow women to become bishops.

In a more than 40-year career as radio and TV host, Jerry G. Bishop won three Emmys and toured with the Beatles, but he may be best remembered as the original Svengoolie. Mr. Bishop hosted "Screaming Yellow Theater," a horror-film show on WFLD-Ch. 32 from 1970 to 1973, as the coffin-dwelling hippie with a wacky sense of humor. His character has a devoted following to this day, family and former colleagues said. "He was making really creative TV on almost no budget," said Wally Podrazik, curator at Chicago's Museum of Broadcast Communications.